Bassoon solo from The Rite of Spring

Bassoon solo from The Rite of Spring

Once you've heard the eery bassoon solo that opens The Rite of Spring, you'll never forget it. LPO Principal Bassoon Jonathan Davies introduces the joys and challenges of this iconic solo. Hear it live on Saturday 21 February as part of Changing Faces: Stravinsky's Journey.

2018/19 season launch press release

2018/19 season launch press release

Today we announced our 2018/19 season at Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall. Highlights include year-long celebration of 300 years of British music & continuation of Changing Faces: Stravinsky’s Journey.

Good luck to all taking A Level music exams on Tuesday. Check out our videos on The Studio on set work Psycho: 🔪… https://t.co/7OCIzx8p0U

Recordings

CD: Beethoven – Symphony No. 3

CD: Beethoven – Symphony No. 3

Inspired by acts of heroism, Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 broke the mould of the classical symphony, and with its scale and orchestration is considered the first symphony of the romantic era. If his first two symphonies hinted at the revolutionary...

CD: Bruckner – Symphony No. 5

CD: Bruckner – Symphony No. 5

Anton Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony is one of the grandest of his so-called 'cathedrals in sound'. From the first movement’s monumental tone, via the dance-haunted Scherzo, to the beautiful yet finally enigmatic Adagio, Bruckner’s 'fantastic' Fifth ends with a triumphant orchestral...